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Footage has emerged that appears to shows a woman "whip" an animal rights activist while the man is "pinned against a gate" by a horse.

This exclusive unedited bodycam footage, sent to Get Surrey, was shot by Guildford Hunt Saboteurs during a meeting by the Surrey Union Hunt on Saturday (February 18).

A spokesman for Surrey Police has confirmed the incident is being investigated following reports of an assault at a hunt in Bramley.

Conor Macleod, the man who appears to be pinned against the fence, said the activists were being stopped by Mrs Lulu Hutley from crossing over a fence to get to the nearest public right of way in Thorncombe Street.

The 23-year-old claims the Surrey Union Hunt had not placed a trail layer, a requirement of the Hunting Act 2004 which simulates a hunting scent.

The activists appear to approach Mrs Hutley

"The hunt had no trail layer present that day but still had terrier men which proves to us that their intent was to illegally hunt," Mr Macleod said. The hunt has denied this claim.

He said the group of "sabs" had tried to get off private land by heading to Thorncombe Street, the nearest public right of way.

"The hunt were blocking us, they didn't want us to go down there," he said. "They wanted to try to get away from us.

"Mrs Hutley tried to stop us from going over the gate. One person tried to get over the gate and she tried to push him backwards but it didn't really work."

Mrs Hutley appears to push back one activist from entering the private land

It was then Mr Macleod alleges he tried to get over the fence.

"I was rammed in the back by a redcoat and I was pinned against the gate with his horse behind me. Lulu struck and hit me on the left shoulder with a whip," he said.

"Obviously my concern was being hurt by the horse rather than the whip."

A spokesman for the Surrey Union Hunt issued the following statement to Get Surrey following the incident stating it had laid an artificial trail.

The activists appear to push their way through the land

"You can clearly see she is holding the whip upside down in order to hit the gate, not the person," they said.

"She saw the protester was trapped between the horse and the gate and was trying to make a noise by banging on the gate to get the horse to back off.

"It was quick thinking by one of our Masters in a dangerous situation and it’s terribly sad it’s being misrepresented.

"As always, we were following an artificial scent trail, and indeed the protesters would have seen this being laid down by a rider earlier."

Mrs Hutley has confirmed she does not want to make a personal statement in the circumstances.